Regeneration: if they can do it, why can't we?

Cell. 2003 May 30;113(5):559-62. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(03)00395-7.

Abstract

The therapeutic potential of stem cells and nuclear cloning has led to renewed interest in classical models of regeneration. This longstanding problem is undergoing a renaissance spurred by the availability of new techniques that finally allow analysis on the cellular and molecular level.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Body Patterning / genetics
  • Cell Communication / physiology
  • Cell Differentiation / physiology*
  • Extremities / growth & development
  • Extremities / physiology
  • Humans
  • Membrane Proteins / metabolism
  • Models, Animal
  • Regeneration / physiology*
  • Stem Cells / cytology
  • Stem Cells / metabolism*
  • Vertebrates / growth & development*
  • Vertebrates / physiology*

Substances

  • Membrane Proteins